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Chapter 2: Analyzing and Recording Business Transactions
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The valuation issue deals with how the components of a transaction should be categorized.
True False

2. Business transactions are economic events that should be recorded in the accounting records.
True False

3. In accounting, to recognize means to record a transaction or event.
True False

4. Generally accepted accounting principles state that all business transactions should be valued at fair value
both when they occur and at all subsequent reporting dates.
True False

5. Fair value is the exchange price of an actual or potential business transaction between market participants.
True False

6. Normally, the value of an asset remains at its initial fair value or cost until the asset is sold, expires, or is
consumed.
True False

7. A credit to an asset account means that asset account has been increased.
True False

8. A debit has an unfavorable effect on an account.
True False

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9. For a T account, an account balance is the difference in total dollars between total debit footings and total
credit footings.
True False

10. A decrease in a liability is recorded by a credit.
True False

11. The double-entry system is possible because all business transactions have at least two equal and opposite
aspects.
True False

12. A decrease in the Owner's Capital account is recorded with a debit.
True False

13. Owner's withdrawals should appear on the statement of owner's equity.
True False

20. When a withdrawal is made, the Cash account is debited and the Withdrawals account is credited.
True False

21. Liabilities are established with credits and eliminated with debits.
True False

22. Generally, before Accounts Receivable is debited, it is credited.
True False

23. A journal entry is a notation that consists of either a single debit or a single credit that is recorded in the
general ledger.
True False

24. Proper journal form is a way of recording a transaction with the date, debit account, and debit amount
shown on one line, and the credit account (indented) and credit amount shown on the next line.
True False

25. When a company records the purchase of 1 month of prepaid expense the transaction does not affect the
totals of assets or liabilities and ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equity.
True False

26. In a trial balance, all debits are listed before all credits.
True False

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27. A trial balance is normally prepared at the end of each business day.
True False

28. When the columns of the trial balance equal each other, it is still possible that errors may have occurred in
recording and posting the transactions.
True False

29. A transposition error will cause the trial balance to be out of balance by an amount that is evenly divisible
by two.
True False

30. Recording an account with a debit balance as a credit, or vice versa, will cause the trial balance to be out of
balance by an amount that is evenly divisible by two.
True False

31. Once in a while, a transaction leaves an account with a balance that isn’t “normal.” When this occurs, the
“abnormal” balance should be corrected to the “normal” balance before copying the balance into the trial
balance.
True False

32. A trial balance may be prepared at any point in time.
True False

33. The journal is a chronological record of all transactions.
True False

34. Entering transactions into the journal is called posting.
True False

35. In a journal entry, debits are always recorded before credits.
True False

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36. In a journal entry, debits are always indented.
True False

37. In a journal entry, the Post. Ref. column is left blank until the entry has been posted.
True False

38. It is never correct for a compound entry's debit totals and credit totals to be unequal.
True False

39. One might see â&#x20AC;&#x153;J5â&#x20AC;? correctly placed in the Post. Ref. column of the journal.
True False

40. Journal entries are typically posted to the ledger only at the end of the year.
True False

41. Another name for the ledger is the book of original entry.
True False

42. In the general journal, the year appears on the first line of the first column, the month on the next line of the
first column, and the day in the second column opposite the month.
True False

43. The general ledger is used to record the details of each transaction. The general journal is used to update
each account.
True False

44. When a company receives a product previously ordered, a recordable transaction has occurred.
True False

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45. When a business hires a new employee, a recordable transaction has occurred.
True False

46. A transaction should be recorded when title to merchandise passes from the supplier to the purchaser and
creates an obligation to pay.
True False

47. Purchase requests and purchase orders are economic events, and as such they affect a companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial
position, and are recognized in the accounting records.
True False

48. When a company pays an employee for work performed, it is considered an economic event that is not
recorded as a transaction.
True False

49. A purchase should usually not be recognized (recorded) before the title is transferred because, until that
point, the vendor has not fulfilled its contractual obligation and the buyer has no liability.
True False

50. The timing of cash flows is critical to a companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to maintain adequate liquidity so that it can pay its
bills on time.
True False

51. All sales transactions generate immediate cash.
True False

52. In order to manage a companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liquidity, managers and other users of financial information must
understand the difference between transactions that generate immediate cash and those that do not.
True False

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53. One way a company can manage its expenditures is to rely on its creditors to give it time to pay for
purchases.
True False

54. All expenses incurred by a business are paid immediately in cash.
True False

55. Purchasing office supplies on account is an example of one way a company can take advantage of deferring
a cash payment.
True False

56. When a business reports an asset at an inflated dollar amount, is has violated the measurement issue of
A. recognition.
B. valuation.
C. classification.
D. realization.

57. Which of the following is not a measurement issue in accounting?
A. When to record a business transaction.
B. How to classify the items of a business transaction.
C. When to classify the items of a business transaction.
D. Where to record a business transaction.

58. The issue of deciding when to record a transaction is solved by
A. properly classifying the transaction.
B. deciding on a point of recognition.
C. assigning historical cost to the transaction.
D. analyzing the intent of management.

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60. Which of the following is not a measurement issue in accounting?
A. Valuation.
B. Recognition.
C. Evaluation.
D. Classification.

61. Which of the following is an illustration of the classification issue?
A. At what amount should land be shown on the balance sheet?
B. At what point should the payment of salaries to employees be recorded?
C. Should supplies be recorded as an asset or as an expense?
D. At what point should a bill be paid for the purchase of an item?

62. When a business erroneously records expenses as assets, it has violated the measurement issue of
A. communication.
B. classification.
C. valuation.
D. realization.

63. After initially recording an asset at cost, fair value is
A. the price at which an asset could be sold in a current transaction between independent parties.
B. the actual, or historical, price at which the asset was acquired.
C. the easiest value used to measure and record assets.
D. verifiable at all future dates by referring to the invoice price paid for the asset.

64. Proper __________ depends on correctly analyzing the effect of each transaction and on maintaining a
system of accounts that reflects that effect.
A. classification
B. valuation
C. recognition
D. realization

65. Which of the following accounts is increased with a debit?
A. Jim Webb, Capital
B. Rent Payable
C. Service Revenue
D. Prepaid Insurance

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66. Which of the following accounts is increased with a credit?
A. Office Supplies
B. Unearned Revenue
C. Land
D. Prepaid Insurance

67. Which pair of accounts follows the rules of debit and credit in the same manner?
A. Service Revenue and Equipment
B. Land and Withdrawals
C. Notes Payable and Buildings
D. Wages Expense and Service Revenue

68. Which pair of accounts follows the rules of debit and credit in the opposite manner?
A. Prepaid Insurance and Withdrawals
B. Advertising Expense and Land
C. Withdrawals and Service Revenue
D. Interest Payable and Owner's Capital

69. The double-entry system
A. requires that each transaction be recorded with at least one debit and one credit.
B. requires that the total amount of the debits must always equal the total amount of the credits.
C. is based on the principle of duality.
D. All of these choices.

70. Which of the following accounts is not shown on the Statement of Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Equity?
A. Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Capital
B. Revenues
C. Expenses
D. Withdrawals

71. Which of the following is the final step in the accounting cycle?
A. Prepare financial statements.
B. Close the accounts.
C. Prepare and adjusted trial balance.
D. Post the journal entries to the ledger.

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72. Which of the following is the first step in the accounting cycle?
A. Prepare financial statements.
B. Analyze business transactions from source documents.
C. Prepare and adjusted trial balance.
D. Post the journal entries to the ledger.

75. Receiving cash from a customer for settlement of an Accounts Receivable will
A. decrease Owner’s Equity.
B. increase net income.
C. increase total assets.
D. not affect total assets.

76. Which of the following events does not require a journal entry?
A. Purchase of a one-year insurance policy.
B. Agreement to perform a service at a future date.
C. Payment for a service performed previously.
D. All of these choices.

77. When a company has performed a service but has not yet received payment, what is the required journal
entry to be recorded?
A. Accounts Receivable – Debit; Service Revenue – Credit
B. Service Revenue – Debit; Accounts Payable – Credit.
C. Service Revenue – Debit; Accounts Receivable – Credit
D. No entry is required until the cash is received.

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78. When a service has been performed, but no cash has been received, which of the following statements is
true?
A. The entry would include a debit to Accounts Receivable.
B. The entry would include a debit to Accounts Payable.
C. The entry would include a credit to Unearned Revenue.
D. No entry is required until the cash is received.

79. The controller for Tires and More, Inc. has recorded the following transactions during the month: the
purchase of equipment for $8,500 cash; payment of $6,300 for 3 months rent; and, collection of $2,400 from a
customer for services performed. At the beginning of the month the owner established the business by making
an investment of $15,000 cash. What is the balance in the Cash account at the end of the month, and is the
balance a debit or a credit?
A. $2,600 debit.
B. $2,600 credit.
C. $6,800 debit.
D. $15,200 debit.

80. The controller for Tires and More, Inc. has recorded the following transactions during the month: the
purchase of supplies on credit, $4,200; receipt of a bill for utilities for the month which is due on the 15th of the
next month, $1,200; and, partial payment on the balance due for supplies, $800. What is the balance in the
Accounts Payable account at the end of the month assuming a beginning balance of $0, and is the balance a
debit or a credit?
A. $4,600 debit.
B. $4,600 credit.
C. $3,400 credit.
D. $5,400 credit.

81. The controller for Tires and More, Inc. has recorded the following transactions during the month: the owner
established the business with a $20,000 investment on the 1st of the month; the company recorded $36,000 of
revenue for tires and services provided during the month; and expenses of $22,000 were recorded for the
month. What is the balance ofOwnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Equity at the end of the month, and is the balance a debit or a credit?
A. $34,000 debit.
B. $34,000 credit.
C. $20,000 credit.
D. $6,000 debit.

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82. The controller for Tires and More, Inc. has recorded the following transactions during the month: the owner
established the business with a $20,000 investment on the 1st of the month; the company recorded $36,000 of
revenue for tires and services provided during the month; and expenses of $22,000 were recorded for the
month. Additionally, on the last day of the month the owner withdrew $2,000 for personal expenses. What is
the balance of Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Equity at the end of the month, and is the balance a debit or a credit?
A. $32,000 debit.
B. $32,000 credit.
C. $18,000 credit.
D. $36,000 debit.

If the trial balance showed a balance of $14,000 in the Mike Parker, Withdrawals account and a balance of $30,000 in the Wages Expense account,
what would be the amount of Advertising Fees Earned for the period?

If the trial balance showed a balance of $8,000 in the Wages Expense account and a balance of $85,000 in the Advertising Fees Earned account, what
would be the amount of the Mike Parker, Withdrawals account?

A. $75,000
B. $53,000
C. $35,000
D. $63,000
89. Which of the following errors will not cause the debit and credit columns of the trial balance to be unequal?
A. A debit entry was recorded in the wrong account.
B. A debit was entered in an account as a credit.
C. The account balance was carried to the wrong column of the trial balance.
D. The balance of an account was incorrectly computed.

90. The primary purpose of the trial balance is to test the
A. recording of transactions.
B. analysis of transactions.
C. equality of debit and credit balances in the ledger.
D. equality of debit and credit balances in the journal.

92. Which of the following errors will cause the trial balance to be out of balance?
A. An entire transaction was entered in the general journal as $27 instead of $72.
B. An entire transaction was omitted from the general journal.
C. The balance of an account was incorrectly computed.
D. A debit entry was entered in the wrong debit account.

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93. Which of the following errors will cause the trial balance to be out of balance?
A. Posting a debit to Land as a debit to Machinery.
B. Placing a debit balance amount into the credit balance column of the ledger.
C. Omitting an entire transaction.
D. Incorrectly recording the purchase of land for cash as a debit to Cash and a credit to Land.

94. The general journal does not have a column titled
A. Description.
B. Account Balance.
C. Date.
D. Post. Ref.

95. To find a description of a transaction, one should look at the
A. ledger.
B. trial balance.
C. journal.
D. chart of accounts.

96. Which of the following accounts might be placed first in a journal entry?
A. Interest Payable, when it has been decreased.
B. Accounts Receivable, when it has been decreased.
C. Unearned Revenue, when it has been increased.
D. Service Revenue, when it has been increased.

97. Which of the following accounts would be placed after the debit(s) in a journal entry?
A. Interest Payable, when it has been decreased.
B. Accounts Receivable, when it has been decreased.
C. Unearned Revenue, when it has been decreased.
D. Withdrawals, when it has been increased.

98. Which of the following statements is false about a journal entry?
A. All debits are always listed before any credits.
B. It may have more than one debit or credit entry.
C. Credits are always indented.
D. Accounts that are increased are always listed first.

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99. Which of the following accounts should be debited in a journal entry?
A. Accounts Receivable, when it has been decreased.
B. Withdrawals, when it has been increased.
C. Wages Payable, when it has been increased.
D. All of these choices.

100. The process of transferring journal entry information from the journal to the ledger is called
A. journalizing.
B. posting.
C. footing.
D. analzying.

101. The account most recently posted is determined most efficiently by referring to the
A. Post. Ref. column of the ledger.
B. balance column of the ledger.
C. date column of the general journal.
D. Post. Ref. column of the general journal.

102. Posting is performed by transferring information from the
A. source documents to the journal.
B. source documents to the ledger.
C. journal to the ledger.
D. ledger to the journal.

103. Which of the following guidelines is correct?
A. Dollar signs ($) are required in all financial statements and other schedules.
B. Account names are capitalized when referenced in text or listed in work documents like the journal or ledger.
C. In financial statements only the first word of an account name is capitalized.
D. All of these choices.

104. Which of the following is a business event that is not considered a recordable transaction?
A. A company receives a product previously ordered.
B. A company pays an employee for work performed.
C. A customer inquires about the availability of a service.
D. A customer purchases a service.

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105. Which of the following is a business event that is considered a recordable transaction?
A. A company hires a new employee.
B. A customer purchases merchandise.
C. A company orders a product from a supplier.
D. An employee sends a purchase requisition to the purchasing department.

106. A purchase is recognized in the accounting records when
A. payment is made for the item purchased.
B. the purchase requisition is sent to the purchasing department.
C. title transfers from the seller to the buyer.
D. the buyer receives the seller's bill.

107. Which of the following business events is not a transaction
A. Signing a contract.
B. Paying wages.
C. Receiving goods.
D. Purchasing a service.

108. Which of the following is not an example of egregious financial reporting frauds as discussed in the text?
A. Keeping the books open for a few days after the end of the reporting period.
B. Transferring assets to an affiliate at more than their actual value.
C. Recording as assets expenditures that should have been classfied as expenses.
D. Recording a liability when title to merchandise passes to the purchaser.

109. Which of the following is an example of egregious financial reporting fraud as discussed in the text?
A. Closing the books at the end of the reporting period.
B. Transferring assets to an affiliate at more than their actual value.
C. Recording as expenses expenditures that should have been classfied as expenses.
D. Recording a liability when title to merchandise passes to the purchaser.

110. Slim Co. is ordering a new computer for its corporate office. Which of the following events would trigger
the recognition of the computer and related liability on Slimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books?
A. The company generates a purchase order.
B. The purchasing department sends a purchase order to the supplier.
C. The company receives the computer.
D. The company receives the bill from the supplier.

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111. Mesquite, Inc. is ordering a new machine to be used in its manufacturing facility. Which of the following
events would trigger the recognition of the machine and related liability on Mesquiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books?
A. The company generates a purchase order.
B. A technician installs the machine on the floor of the manufacturing facility.
C. The company receives the machine.
D. The company pays the bill from the supplier.

112. Mesquite, Inc. engaged in the following transactions during October:
Performed services for cash
Performed services on credit
Purchased office supplies on account
Paid salaries in cash
Collected on account
Paid on account

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What is the amount of cash still to be paid?

A. $2,300
B. $2,100
C. $1,300
D. $400
115. Copper Company engaged in the following transactions during April
Performed services for cash
Performed services on credit
Purchased office supplies on account
Paid salaries in cash
Collected on account
Paid on account

$215,000
168,000
56,000
29,000
42,000
38,000

What is the amount of cash still to be paid?

A. $18,000
B. $47,000
C. $94,000
D. $52,000
116. Copper Company engaged in the following transactions during April
Performed services for cash
Performed services on credit
Purchased office supplies on account
Paid salaries in cash
Collected on account
Paid on account

$215,000
168,000
56,000
29,000
42,000
38,000

What is the amount of cash still to be collected?

A. $126,000
B. $341,000
C. $144,000
D. $18,000
117. Copper Company began operations in April and then engaged in the following transactions during April
Performed services for cash
Performed services on credit
Purchased office supplies on account
Paid salaries in cash
Collected on account
Paid on account

$215,000
168,000
56,000
29,000
42,000
38,000

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What is the balance in cash after these transactions?

A. $302,000
B. $190,000
C. $144,000
D. $87,000
118. Copper Company engaged in the following transactions during April
Performed services for cash
Performed services on credit
Purchased office supplies on account
Paid salaries in cash
Collected on account
Paid on account

$215,000
108,000
56,000
129,000
??
38,000

If the balance in cash after these transactions is $115,000, how much cash was collected on account?

A. $67,000
B. $62,000
C. $15,000
D. $29,000
119. Copper Company began operations in April and then engaged in the following transactions during April
Performed services for cash
Performed services on credit
Purchased office supplies on account
Paid salaries in cash
Collected on account
Paid on account

$215,000
168,000
56,000
29,000
22,000
??

If the balance in cash after these transactions is $165,000, how much cash was paid on account?

A. $43,000
B. $57,000
C. $1,000
D. $21,000
120. Match each item with the correct statement below.
1. A device used to ensure that the total of debits and
credits in the accounts are equal.
2. Recording transactions at the exchange price at the
point of recognition.
3. Left side.
4. Basic storage unit for accounting data and used to
accumulate amounts from similar transactions.

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5. A series of steps that measure and communicate
useful information to decision makers.
6. Process of assigning a monetary amount to business
transactions.
7. Refers to the decision as to when to record a business
transaction.
8. The book of original entry.
9. Process of transferring transactions from the journal
to the ledger.
10. Process of assigning all the transactions in which a
business engages to appropriate categories, or
accounts.

Explain how the above journal entry relates to the measurement issues of (a) recognition, (b) valuation, and (c) classification.

122. Why is the Owner's Withdrawals account increased by a debit? Explain in terms of its relationship to
owner's equity.

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123. For each of the following economic events determine whether the event is a business transaction on the
date it occurs and whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recognized in the accounts on that date. Support your answer.
a On July 15, the controller of Kona Corporation orders a custom display case for the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s store.
b. On July 31, a new administrative assistant is hired at a monthly salary of $3,500.
c. On July 31, the controller of Kona Corporation receives a bill for electricity for the month of July. The bill is
due on August 18 and will be paid on that date.

124. A trial balance proves that the accounts are in balance. Does a balanced trial balance also prove that all the
transactions are correctly analyzed and recorded? Why or why not?

125. If a debit to Supplies were posted as a credit, and a credit of the same amount to Cash were posted as a
debit, what would be the effect, if any, on the two accounts and on the trial balance column totals?

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126. What type of information does the general journal include for each transaction?

127. What are the steps in the posting process for the debit side of an entry?

128. Discuss the difference between business events that are transactions and those that are not. Why is the
distinction important?

129. Ironwood Company has just started operations. The owner, Robert Ironwood, invested $10,000 to get the
business started. The company has made several sales on account, but has not yet collected any cash from these
sales. At this point, Ironwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cash flows for expenses are exceeding its cash flows from revenues. How
might Ironwood make up the difference so it can maintain its liquidity?

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130. Using the following transactions, calculate (A) the ending balance of Cash, (B) the ending balance of
Accounts Receivable, (C) total liabilities, and (D) Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Equity at the end of the period. For parts a, b, and d,
indicate whether each balance is debit or credit.
a. Opened business by investing $50,000 in cash.
b. Billed customers for services rendered, $10,000.
c. Paid for six months' subscription in advance, $2,500.
d. Received advertising bill, to be paid next week, $500.
e. Withdrawals of $4,000 were made by the owner.
f. Received $7,500 from customers billed in b.
g. Paid half of advertising bill.
h. Received $1,000 in advance of performing a service.

131. Using the following transactions, calculate the ending balance of (A) total assets, (B) total liabilities, (C)
Cash, and (D) Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Equity. Indicate whether each balance is debit or credit.
a. Opened business by investing $72,000 in cash.
b. Paid one year's insurance in advance, $4,800.
c. Billed customers for services rendered, $12,000.
d. Received utility bill, to be paid next month, $800.
e. Received $1,600 in advance of performing a service.
f. Received $8,800 from customers billed in c.
g. Paid $600 on the utility bill of d.
h. Withdrawals of $4,000 were made by the owner.

132. From the following alphabetical list of account balances, all of which are normal, for Ivy Maxx Company
on July 31, 2014, prepare a trial balance in proper form (the amount of Ivy Maxx, Withdrawals must be
computed) .
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable

133. Using the alphabetical list of account balances presented below, all of which are normal, prepare a trial
balance for Cookies and Cream Company at June 30, 2014, in proper order. Compute the balance of the Cash
account.
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Cash
Equipment
Office Expense
Joan Cream, Capital
Service Revenue

$280
560
?
800
360
880
600

134. From the following alphabetical list of account balances, all of which are normal, for Cannon Company on
September 30, 2014, prepare a trial balance in proper form (the amount of Tina Cannon, Withdrawals must be
computed) .
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Cash
Equipment
Prepaid Advertising
Revenue Earned
Tina Cannon, Capital
Tina Cannon, Withdrawals

$ 780
460
400
1,380
20
1,000
1,200
?

Wages Expense
Wages Payable

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60
20

135. Record the following transactions, using proper form, in the journal provided.

June

9
19

Provided services in the amount of $4,000, receiving $300 in partial payment.
Received $1,600 of the amount owed from June 9.

General Journal
Date
Descrip Post.
tion
Ref.

Page 1
Debit

Credit

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136. In the journal provided, prepare journal entries without explanations for the following transactions. Write
“no entry” if none is needed.
a. Received a $1,000 invoice for this month's electricity. Payment will be made in 2 weeks.
b. Paid $1,200 for insurance premiums to cover the next six months.
c. The owner, Heidi Shop, withdrew $700.
d. The utility bill from part “a” is paid.
e. Purchased land for $50,000. The company paid half in cash and issued a promissory note for the other half.

140. Given the following ledger account and postings, complete the Balance column. Assume no previous
postings in the account

Accounts Payable
Date
Item

Account No. 212
Debit

Post.
Ref.

Credit

Balance
Debit

20x5
Dec.

1
7
8
12

J1
J1
J2
J2

Cre
dit

8,200
2,800
600
800

141. Given the following ledger account and postings, complete the Balance column. Assume no previous
postings in the account

Accounts Receivable
Date
Item

Account No. 113
Debit

Post.
Ref.

Credit

Balance
Debit

2014
Mar.

1
3
9
14

J2
J3
J3
J3

3,420
640
1,400
820

Credi
t

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142. During the most recent month, Ostriker Company began operations with a cash balance of $0 and made
made cash sales of $81,000. During this same time period, the company paid $32,000 in cash expenses.
Additionally, the company purchased supplies on account, $34,000, made sales on account, $90,000, and
received cash on the credit sales $52,000.
a. If cash at the end of the month totals $74,000, how much cash was paid on account?
b. What is the total amount still to be paid?
c. What is the total amount still to be received?

143. During the most recent month, Campbell Company began operations with a cash balance of $0 and made
made cash sales of $162,000. During this same time period, the company paid $64,000 in cash expenses.
Additionally, the company purchased supplies on account, $68,000, made sales on account, $180,000, and paid
cash on account $12,000.
a. If cash at the end of the month totals $148,000, how much cash was received on account?
b. What is the total amount still to be paid?
c. What is the total amount still to be received?

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Chapter 2: Analyzing and Recording Business Transactions Key

1. The valuation issue deals with how the components of a transaction should be categorized.
FALSE

2. Business transactions are economic events that should be recorded in the accounting records.
TRUE

3. In accounting, to recognize means to record a transaction or event.
TRUE

4. Generally accepted accounting principles state that all business transactions should be valued at fair value
both when they occur and at all subsequent reporting dates.
FALSE

5. Fair value is the exchange price of an actual or potential business transaction between market participants.
TRUE

6. Normally, the value of an asset remains at its initial fair value or cost until the asset is sold, expires, or is
consumed.
TRUE

7. A credit to an asset account means that asset account has been increased.
FALSE

8. A debit has an unfavorable effect on an account.
FALSE

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9. For a T account, an account balance is the difference in total dollars between total debit footings and total
credit footings.
TRUE

10. A decrease in a liability is recorded by a credit.
FALSE

11. The double-entry system is possible because all business transactions have at least two equal and opposite
aspects.
TRUE

12. A decrease in the Owner's Capital account is recorded with a debit.
TRUE

13. Owner's withdrawals should appear on the statement of owner's equity.
TRUE

14. The Owner's Withdrawals account has a normal debit balance.
TRUE

15. The first step in the accounting cycle is to post the journal entries to the ledger and prepare a trial balance.
FALSE

16. The normal balance of an account is the side (debit or credit) used to decrease the account.
FALSE

17. The general ledger is the basic storage unit for accounting data and is used to accumulate
amounts from similar transactions.
FALSE

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18. One of the general rules of the double-entry system is that total debits must always be equal to total credits.
TRUE

19. Withdrawls and revenues are deductions from ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equity.
FALSE

20. When a withdrawal is made, the Cash account is debited and the Withdrawals account is credited.
FALSE

21. Liabilities are established with credits and eliminated with debits.
TRUE

22. Generally, before Accounts Receivable is debited, it is credited.
FALSE

23. A journal entry is a notation that consists of either a single debit or a single credit that is recorded in the
general ledger.
FALSE

24. Proper journal form is a way of recording a transaction with the date, debit account, and debit amount
shown on one line, and the credit account (indented) and credit amount shown on the next line.
TRUE

25. When a company records the purchase of 1 month of prepaid expense the transaction does not affect the
totals of assets or liabilities and ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equity.
TRUE

26. In a trial balance, all debits are listed before all credits.
FALSE

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27. A trial balance is normally prepared at the end of each business day.
FALSE

28. When the columns of the trial balance equal each other, it is still possible that errors may have occurred in
recording and posting the transactions.
TRUE

29. A transposition error will cause the trial balance to be out of balance by an amount that is evenly divisible
by two.
FALSE

30. Recording an account with a debit balance as a credit, or vice versa, will cause the trial balance to be out of
balance by an amount that is evenly divisible by two.
TRUE

31. Once in a while, a transaction leaves an account with a balance that isn’t “normal.” When this occurs, the
“abnormal” balance should be corrected to the “normal” balance before copying the balance into the trial
balance.
FALSE

32. A trial balance may be prepared at any point in time.
TRUE

33. The journal is a chronological record of all transactions.
TRUE

34. Entering transactions into the journal is called posting.
FALSE

35. In a journal entry, debits are always recorded before credits.
TRUE

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36. In a journal entry, debits are always indented.
FALSE

37. In a journal entry, the Post. Ref. column is left blank until the entry has been posted.
TRUE

38. It is never correct for a compound entry's debit totals and credit totals to be unequal.
TRUE

39. One might see â&#x20AC;&#x153;J5â&#x20AC;? correctly placed in the Post. Ref. column of the journal.
TRUE

40. Journal entries are typically posted to the ledger only at the end of the year.
FALSE

41. Another name for the ledger is the book of original entry.
FALSE

42. In the general journal, the year appears on the first line of the first column, the month on the next line of the
first column, and the day in the second column opposite the month.
TRUE

43. The general ledger is used to record the details of each transaction. The general journal is used to update
each account.
FALSE

44. When a company receives a product previously ordered, a recordable transaction has occurred.
TRUE

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45. When a business hires a new employee, a recordable transaction has occurred.
FALSE

46. A transaction should be recorded when title to merchandise passes from the supplier to the purchaser and
creates an obligation to pay.
TRUE

47. Purchase requests and purchase orders are economic events, and as such they affect a companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial
position, and are recognized in the accounting records.
FALSE

48. When a company pays an employee for work performed, it is considered an economic event that is not
recorded as a transaction.
FALSE

49. A purchase should usually not be recognized (recorded) before the title is transferred because, until that
point, the vendor has not fulfilled its contractual obligation and the buyer has no liability.
TRUE

50. The timing of cash flows is critical to a companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to maintain adequate liquidity so that it can pay its
bills on time.
TRUE

51. All sales transactions generate immediate cash.
FALSE

52. In order to manage a companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liquidity, managers and other users of financial information must
understand the difference between transactions that generate immediate cash and those that do not.
TRUE

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53. One way a company can manage its expenditures is to rely on its creditors to give it time to pay for
purchases.
TRUE

54. All expenses incurred by a business are paid immediately in cash.
FALSE

55. Purchasing office supplies on account is an example of one way a company can take advantage of deferring
a cash payment.
TRUE

56. When a business reports an asset at an inflated dollar amount, is has violated the measurement issue of
A. recognition.
B. valuation.
C. classification.
D. realization.

57. Which of the following is not a measurement issue in accounting?
A. When to record a business transaction.
B. How to classify the items of a business transaction.
C. When to classify the items of a business transaction.
D. Where to record a business transaction.

58. The issue of deciding when to record a transaction is solved by
A. properly classifying the transaction.
B. deciding on a point of recognition.
C. assigning historical cost to the transaction.
D. analyzing the intent of management.

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60. Which of the following is not a measurement issue in accounting?
A. Valuation.
B. Recognition.
C. Evaluation.
D. Classification.

61. Which of the following is an illustration of the classification issue?
A. At what amount should land be shown on the balance sheet?
B. At what point should the payment of salaries to employees be recorded?
C. Should supplies be recorded as an asset or as an expense?
D. At what point should a bill be paid for the purchase of an item?

62. When a business erroneously records expenses as assets, it has violated the measurement issue of
A. communication.
B. classification.
C. valuation.
D. realization.

63. After initially recording an asset at cost, fair value is
A. the price at which an asset could be sold in a current transaction between independent parties.
B. the actual, or historical, price at which the asset was acquired.
C. the easiest value used to measure and record assets.
D. verifiable at all future dates by referring to the invoice price paid for the asset.

64. Proper __________ depends on correctly analyzing the effect of each transaction and on maintaining a
system of accounts that reflects that effect.
A. classification
B. valuation
C. recognition
D. realization

65. Which of the following accounts is increased with a debit?
A. Jim Webb, Capital
B. Rent Payable
C. Service Revenue
D. Prepaid Insurance

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66. Which of the following accounts is increased with a credit?
A. Office Supplies
B. Unearned Revenue
C. Land
D. Prepaid Insurance

67. Which pair of accounts follows the rules of debit and credit in the same manner?
A. Service Revenue and Equipment
B. Land and Withdrawals
C. Notes Payable and Buildings
D. Wages Expense and Service Revenue

68. Which pair of accounts follows the rules of debit and credit in the opposite manner?
A. Prepaid Insurance and Withdrawals
B. Advertising Expense and Land
C. Withdrawals and Service Revenue
D. Interest Payable and Owner's Capital

69. The double-entry system
A. requires that each transaction be recorded with at least one debit and one credit.
B. requires that the total amount of the debits must always equal the total amount of the credits.
C. is based on the principle of duality.
D. All of these choices.

70. Which of the following accounts is not shown on the Statement of Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Equity?
A. Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Capital
B. Revenues
C. Expenses
D. Withdrawals

71. Which of the following is the final step in the accounting cycle?
A. Prepare financial statements.
B. Close the accounts.
C. Prepare and adjusted trial balance.
D. Post the journal entries to the ledger.

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72. Which of the following is the first step in the accounting cycle?
A. Prepare financial statements.
B. Analyze business transactions from source documents.
C. Prepare and adjusted trial balance.
D. Post the journal entries to the ledger.

75. Receiving cash from a customer for settlement of an Accounts Receivable will
A. decrease Owner’s Equity.
B. increase net income.
C. increase total assets.
D. not affect total assets.

76. Which of the following events does not require a journal entry?
A. Purchase of a one-year insurance policy.
B. Agreement to perform a service at a future date.
C. Payment for a service performed previously.
D. All of these choices.

77. When a company has performed a service but has not yet received payment, what is the required journal
entry to be recorded?
A. Accounts Receivable – Debit; Service Revenue – Credit
B. Service Revenue – Debit; Accounts Payable – Credit.
C. Service Revenue – Debit; Accounts Receivable – Credit
D. No entry is required until the cash is received.

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78. When a service has been performed, but no cash has been received, which of the following statements is
true?
A. The entry would include a debit to Accounts Receivable.
B. The entry would include a debit to Accounts Payable.
C. The entry would include a credit to Unearned Revenue.
D. No entry is required until the cash is received.

79. The controller for Tires and More, Inc. has recorded the following transactions during the month: the
purchase of equipment for $8,500 cash; payment of $6,300 for 3 months rent; and, collection of $2,400 from a
customer for services performed. At the beginning of the month the owner established the business by making
an investment of $15,000 cash. What is the balance in the Cash account at the end of the month, and is the
balance a debit or a credit?
A. $2,600 debit.
B. $2,600 credit.
C. $6,800 debit.
D. $15,200 debit.

80. The controller for Tires and More, Inc. has recorded the following transactions during the month: the
purchase of supplies on credit, $4,200; receipt of a bill for utilities for the month which is due on the 15th of the
next month, $1,200; and, partial payment on the balance due for supplies, $800. What is the balance in the
Accounts Payable account at the end of the month assuming a beginning balance of $0, and is the balance a
debit or a credit?
A. $4,600 debit.
B. $4,600 credit.
C. $3,400 credit.
D. $5,400 credit.

81. The controller for Tires and More, Inc. has recorded the following transactions during the month: the owner
established the business with a $20,000 investment on the 1st of the month; the company recorded $36,000 of
revenue for tires and services provided during the month; and expenses of $22,000 were recorded for the
month. What is the balance ofOwnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Equity at the end of the month, and is the balance a debit or a credit?
A. $34,000 debit.
B. $34,000 credit.
C. $20,000 credit.
D. $6,000 debit.

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82. The controller for Tires and More, Inc. has recorded the following transactions during the month: the owner
established the business with a $20,000 investment on the 1st of the month; the company recorded $36,000 of
revenue for tires and services provided during the month; and expenses of $22,000 were recorded for the
month. Additionally, on the last day of the month the owner withdrew $2,000 for personal expenses. What is
the balance of Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Equity at the end of the month, and is the balance a debit or a credit?
A. $32,000 debit.
B. $32,000 credit.
C. $18,000 credit.
D. $36,000 debit.

If the trial balance showed a balance of $14,000 in the Mike Parker, Withdrawals account and a balance of $30,000 in the Wages Expense account,
what would be the amount of Advertising Fees Earned for the period?

If the trial balance showed a balance of $8,000 in the Wages Expense account and a balance of $85,000 in the Advertising Fees Earned account, what
would be the amount of the Mike Parker, Withdrawals account?

A. $75,000
B. $53,000
C. $35,000
D. $63,000
89. Which of the following errors will not cause the debit and credit columns of the trial balance to be unequal?
A. A debit entry was recorded in the wrong account.
B. A debit was entered in an account as a credit.
C. The account balance was carried to the wrong column of the trial balance.
D. The balance of an account was incorrectly computed.

90. The primary purpose of the trial balance is to test the
A. recording of transactions.
B. analysis of transactions.
C. equality of debit and credit balances in the ledger.
D. equality of debit and credit balances in the journal.

92. Which of the following errors will cause the trial balance to be out of balance?
A. An entire transaction was entered in the general journal as $27 instead of $72.
B. An entire transaction was omitted from the general journal.
C. The balance of an account was incorrectly computed.
D. A debit entry was entered in the wrong debit account.

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93. Which of the following errors will cause the trial balance to be out of balance?
A. Posting a debit to Land as a debit to Machinery.
B. Placing a debit balance amount into the credit balance column of the ledger.
C. Omitting an entire transaction.
D. Incorrectly recording the purchase of land for cash as a debit to Cash and a credit to Land.

94. The general journal does not have a column titled
A. Description.
B. Account Balance.
C. Date.
D. Post. Ref.

95. To find a description of a transaction, one should look at the
A. ledger.
B. trial balance.
C. journal.
D. chart of accounts.

96. Which of the following accounts might be placed first in a journal entry?
A. Interest Payable, when it has been decreased.
B. Accounts Receivable, when it has been decreased.
C. Unearned Revenue, when it has been increased.
D. Service Revenue, when it has been increased.

97. Which of the following accounts would be placed after the debit(s) in a journal entry?
A. Interest Payable, when it has been decreased.
B. Accounts Receivable, when it has been decreased.
C. Unearned Revenue, when it has been decreased.
D. Withdrawals, when it has been increased.

98. Which of the following statements is false about a journal entry?
A. All debits are always listed before any credits.
B. It may have more than one debit or credit entry.
C. Credits are always indented.
D. Accounts that are increased are always listed first.

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99. Which of the following accounts should be debited in a journal entry?
A. Accounts Receivable, when it has been decreased.
B. Withdrawals, when it has been increased.
C. Wages Payable, when it has been increased.
D. All of these choices.

100. The process of transferring journal entry information from the journal to the ledger is called
A. journalizing.
B. posting.
C. footing.
D. analzying.

101. The account most recently posted is determined most efficiently by referring to the
A. Post. Ref. column of the ledger.
B. balance column of the ledger.
C. date column of the general journal.
D. Post. Ref. column of the general journal.

102. Posting is performed by transferring information from the
A. source documents to the journal.
B. source documents to the ledger.
C. journal to the ledger.
D. ledger to the journal.

103. Which of the following guidelines is correct?
A. Dollar signs ($) are required in all financial statements and other schedules.
B. Account names are capitalized when referenced in text or listed in work documents like the journal or ledger.
C. In financial statements only the first word of an account name is capitalized.
D. All of these choices.

104. Which of the following is a business event that is not considered a recordable transaction?
A. A company receives a product previously ordered.
B. A company pays an employee for work performed.
C. A customer inquires about the availability of a service.
D. A customer purchases a service.

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105. Which of the following is a business event that is considered a recordable transaction?
A. A company hires a new employee.
B. A customer purchases merchandise.
C. A company orders a product from a supplier.
D. An employee sends a purchase requisition to the purchasing department.

106. A purchase is recognized in the accounting records when
A. payment is made for the item purchased.
B. the purchase requisition is sent to the purchasing department.
C. title transfers from the seller to the buyer.
D. the buyer receives the seller's bill.

107. Which of the following business events is not a transaction
A. Signing a contract.
B. Paying wages.
C. Receiving goods.
D. Purchasing a service.

108. Which of the following is not an example of egregious financial reporting frauds as discussed in the text?
A. Keeping the books open for a few days after the end of the reporting period.
B. Transferring assets to an affiliate at more than their actual value.
C. Recording as assets expenditures that should have been classfied as expenses.
D. Recording a liability when title to merchandise passes to the purchaser.

109. Which of the following is an example of egregious financial reporting fraud as discussed in the text?
A. Closing the books at the end of the reporting period.
B. Transferring assets to an affiliate at more than their actual value.
C. Recording as expenses expenditures that should have been classfied as expenses.
D. Recording a liability when title to merchandise passes to the purchaser.

110. Slim Co. is ordering a new computer for its corporate office. Which of the following events would trigger
the recognition of the computer and related liability on Slimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books?
A. The company generates a purchase order.
B. The purchasing department sends a purchase order to the supplier.
C. The company receives the computer.
D. The company receives the bill from the supplier.

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111. Mesquite, Inc. is ordering a new machine to be used in its manufacturing facility. Which of the following
events would trigger the recognition of the machine and related liability on Mesquiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books?
A. The company generates a purchase order.
B. A technician installs the machine on the floor of the manufacturing facility.
C. The company receives the machine.
D. The company pays the bill from the supplier.

112. Mesquite, Inc. engaged in the following transactions during October:
Performed services for cash
Performed services on credit
Purchased office supplies on account
Paid salaries in cash
Collected on account
Paid on account

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What is the amount of cash still to be paid?

A. $2,300
B. $2,100
C. $1,300
D. $400
115. Copper Company engaged in the following transactions during April
Performed services for cash
Performed services on credit
Purchased office supplies on account
Paid salaries in cash
Collected on account
Paid on account

$215,000
168,000
56,000
29,000
42,000
38,000

What is the amount of cash still to be paid?

A. $18,000
B. $47,000
C. $94,000
D. $52,000
116. Copper Company engaged in the following transactions during April
Performed services for cash
Performed services on credit
Purchased office supplies on account
Paid salaries in cash
Collected on account
Paid on account

$215,000
168,000
56,000
29,000
42,000
38,000

What is the amount of cash still to be collected?

A. $126,000
B. $341,000
C. $144,000
D. $18,000
117. Copper Company began operations in April and then engaged in the following transactions during April
Performed services for cash
Performed services on credit
Purchased office supplies on account
Paid salaries in cash
Collected on account
Paid on account

$215,000
168,000
56,000
29,000
42,000
38,000

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What is the balance in cash after these transactions?

A. $302,000
B. $190,000
C. $144,000
D. $87,000
118. Copper Company engaged in the following transactions during April
Performed services for cash
Performed services on credit
Purchased office supplies on account
Paid salaries in cash
Collected on account
Paid on account

$215,000
108,000
56,000
129,000
??
38,000

If the balance in cash after these transactions is $115,000, how much cash was collected on account?

A. $67,000
B. $62,000
C. $15,000
D. $29,000
119. Copper Company began operations in April and then engaged in the following transactions during April
Performed services for cash
Performed services on credit
Purchased office supplies on account
Paid salaries in cash
Collected on account
Paid on account

$215,000
168,000
56,000
29,000
22,000
??

If the balance in cash after these transactions is $165,000, how much cash was paid on account?

A. $43,000
B. $57,000
C. $1,000
D. $21,000
120. Match each item with the correct statement below.
1. A device used to ensure that the total of debits and
credits in the accounts are equal.
2. Recording transactions at the exchange price at the
point of recognition.
3. Left side.
4. Basic storage unit for accounting data and used to
accumulate amounts from similar transactions.

Recognition 7
Valuation 6
Classificiation 10
Accounting
cycle 5

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5. A series of steps that measure and communicate useful
information to decision makers.
6. Process of assigning a monetary amount to business
transactions.
7. Refers to the decision as to when to record a business
transaction.
8. The book of original entry.
9. Process of transferring transactions from the journal to
the ledger.
10. Process of assigning all the transactions in which a
business engages to appropriate categories, or accounts.

Explain how the above journal entry relates to the measurement issues of (a) recognition, (b) valuation, and (c) classification.

a. The transaction occurred and was recognized on November 16.
b. A valuation of $685 was placed on the transaction.
c. The accounts involved were determined to be (classified as) Accounts Payable and Cash.

122. Why is the Owner's Withdrawals account increased by a debit? Explain in terms of its relationship to
owner's equity.
Owner's withdrawals represent a decrease in owner's equity. According to the rules of debit and credit, a
decrease in owner's equity is recorded as a debit.

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123. For each of the following economic events determine whether the event is a business transaction on the
date it occurs and whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recognized in the accounts on that date. Support your answer.
a On July 15, the controller of Kona Corporation orders a custom display case for the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s store.
b. On July 31, a new administrative assistant is hired at a monthly salary of $3,500.
c. On July 31, the controller of Kona Corporation receives a bill for electricity for the month of July. The bill is
due on August 18 and will be paid on that date.
a. This economic event is not a business transaction and is not recognized on July 15. There is no information
that the custom display case has been shipped or that title has passed to Kona Corporation.
b. This is not a business transaction and is not recognized on July 31. The administrative assistant has not yet
begun working for Kona Corporation and is not yet owed any salary for services performed.
c. This is a business transaction and is recognized in the accounts on July 31. The ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equity account,
Utilities Expense, is increased with a debit and the liability account, Accounts Payable, is increased with a
credit.

124. A trial balance proves that the accounts are in balance. Does a balanced trial balance also prove that all the
transactions are correctly analyzed and recorded? Why or why not?
The trial balance proves whether the accounts are in balance. In balance means that the total of all debits
recorded equals the total of all credits recorded. But the trial balance does not prove that the transactions were
analyzed correctly or recorded in the proper accounts. For example, the trial balance does not show that a debit
should have been made in Office Supplies rather than in Office Equipment. And the trial balance does not detect
whether transactions have been omitted, because equal debits and credits will have been omitted. Also, if an
error of the same amount is made in both a debit and a credit, it will not be evident in the trial balance. The trial
balance proves only that the debits and credits in the accounts are in balance.

125. If a debit to Supplies were posted as a credit, and a credit of the same amount to Cash were posted as a
debit, what would be the effect, if any, on the two accounts and on the trial balance column totals?
The Cash account would be overstated, Supplies would be understated, and the trial balance would balance.

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126. What type of information does the general journal include for each transaction?
The entries in a general journal include the following information about each transaction:
Date: The year appears on the first line of the first column, the month on the next line of the first column, and
the day in the second column opposite the month. For subsequent entries on the same page for the same month
and year, the month and year can be omitted.
Accounts: The names of the accounts debited and credited appear in the Description column. The names of the
accounts that are debited are placed next to the left margin opposite the dates; on the line below, the names of
the accounts credited are indented.
Amounts: The debit amounts appear in the Debit column opposite the accounts that are debited, and the credit
amounts appear in the Credit column opposite the accounts credited.
Explanation: An explanation of each transaction appears in the Description column below the account names.
An explanation should be brief but sufficient to identify the transaction.
Account numbers: The account numbers appear in the Post. Ref. (posting reference)
column, if they apply.

127. What are the steps in the posting process for the debit side of an entry?
The steps in the posting process for the debit side of an entry are:
Step 1: In the ledger, locate the debit account named in the journal entry.
Step 2: Enter the date of the transaction in the ledger and, in the Post. Ref. column, the journal page number
from which the entry comes.
Step 3: In the Debit column of the ledger account, enter the amount of the debit as it appears in the journal.
Step 4: Calculate the account balance and enter it in the appropriate Balance column.
Step 5: Enter in the Post. Ref. column of the journal the account number to which the amount has been posted.

128. Discuss the difference between business events that are transactions and those that are not. Why is the
distinction important?
Business events become transactions and are recorded when title passes from the seller to the buyer or, in the
case of services, when the service is performed. The distinction is important because the recording of a
transaction will have an effect on the financial position of the business.

129. Ironwood Company has just started operations. The owner, Robert Ironwood, invested $10,000 to get the
business started. The company has made several sales on account, but has not yet collected any cash from these
sales. At this point, Ironwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cash flows for expenses are exceeding its cash flows from revenues. How
might Ironwood make up the difference so it can maintain its liquidity?
Ironwood can seek more time from creditors to pays its bills, it can get a bank loan, or it can sell unused land,
equipment, or other assets.

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132. From the following alphabetical list of account balances, all of which are normal, for Ivy Maxx Company
on July 31, 2014, prepare a trial balance in proper form (the amount of Ivy Maxx, Withdrawals must be
computed) .
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Cash
Equipment
Ivy Maxx, Capital
Ivy Maxx, Withdrawals
Prepaid Advertising
Revenue Earned

$250
100
40
350
75
?
10
200

Wages Expense
Wages Payable

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35
25

133. Using the alphabetical list of account balances presented below, all of which are normal, prepare a trial
balance for Cookies and Cream Company at June 30, 2014, in proper order. Compute the balance of the Cash
account.
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Cash
Equipment
Office Expense
Joan Cream, Capital
Service Revenue

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134. From the following alphabetical list of account balances, all of which are normal, for Cannon Company on
September 30, 2014, prepare a trial balance in proper form (the amount of Tina Cannon, Withdrawals must be
computed) .
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Cash
Equipment
Prepaid Advertising
Revenue Earned
Tina Cannon, Capital
Tina Cannon, Withdrawals
Wages Expense
Wages Payable

136. In the journal provided, prepare journal entries without explanations for the following transactions. Write
“no entry” if none is needed.
a. Received a $1,000 invoice for this month's electricity. Payment will be made in 2 weeks.
b. Paid $1,200 for insurance premiums to cover the next six months.
c. The owner, Heidi Shop, withdrew $700.
d. The utility bill from part “a” is paid.
e. Purchased land for $50,000. The company paid half in cash and issued a promissory note for the other half.

a. The owner invested cash into the business.
b. Purchased a law library, to be paid for at a later time.
c. Rendered $1,600 in legal services; $600 was received in cash, the remainder to be received at a later time.
d. Received $500 from c.
e. Paid for the law library of b.

138. Provide explanations for the following related journal entries:
a.

b.
c.

Prepai4,000
d
Rent
Cash

4,000

Trucks
Notes Payable

36,000

Cash
Accounts Receivable

600

d.

36,000

Notes Payable

600
18,000

Cash
e.

18,000

Cash
Unearned Fees

2,500
2,500

a. Made advance payment of rent.
b. Issued promissory note for purchase of company truck.
c. Received payment from credit customer.
d. Paid half of promissory note for purchase of company truck.
e. Received cash in advance of performing a service.

139. Given the following ledger account and postings, complete the Balance column. Assume no previous
postings in the account

140. Given the following ledger account and postings, complete the Balance column. Assume no previous
postings in the account

Accounts Payable
Date
Item

Account No. 212
Debit

Post.
Ref.

Credit

Balance
Debit

20x5
Dec.

1
7
8
12

Accounts Payable
Date
Item

J1
J1
J2
J2

8,200
2,800
600
800

Account No. 212
Debit

Post.
Ref.

Cre
dit

Credit

Balance
Debit

20x5
Dec.

1
7
8
12

J1
J1
J2
J2

8,200
2,800
600
800

8,200
5,400
6,000
5,200

Cre
dit

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141. Given the following ledger account and postings, complete the Balance column. Assume no previous
postings in the account

Accounts Receivable
Date
Item

Account No. 113
Debit

Post.
Ref.

Credit

Balance
Debit

2014
Mar.

1
3
9
14

Accounts Receivable
Date
Item

J2
J3
J3
J3

3,420
640
1,400
820

Account No. 113
Debit

Post.
Ref.

Credit

Balance
Debit

2014
Mar.

Credi
t

1

J2

3,420

3

J3

640

9

J3

1,400

14

J3

820

Credi
t

3,42
0
2,78
0
1,38
0
2,20
0

142. During the most recent month, Ostriker Company began operations with a cash balance of $0 and made
made cash sales of $81,000. During this same time period, the company paid $32,000 in cash expenses.
Additionally, the company purchased supplies on account, $34,000, made sales on account, $90,000, and
received cash on the credit sales $52,000.
a. If cash at the end of the month totals $74,000, how much cash was paid on account?
b. What is the total amount still to be paid?
c. What is the total amount still to be received?
a.
Cash sales
- Cash expenses
+ Cash recâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d on acct.
- Cash paid on acct.
Cash on hand

143. During the most recent month, Campbell Company began operations with a cash balance of $0 and made
made cash sales of $162,000. During this same time period, the company paid $64,000 in cash expenses.
Additionally, the company purchased supplies on account, $68,000, made sales on account, $180,000, and paid
cash on account $12,000.
a. If cash at the end of the month totals $148,000, how much cash was received on account?
b. What is the total amount still to be paid?
c. What is the total amount still to be received?
a.
Cash sales
- Cash expenses
- Cash paid on acct.
- Cash recâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d on acct.
Cash on hand